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A 21-year-old engineering student has been arrested in Bengaluru for allegedly raping his college mate inside a men’s toilet on campus, and later calling her to ask, “Do you need a pill?”, according to the First Information Report (FIR) accessed by NDTV.
Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said that the old global order his generation grew up with “is gone,” and the world must now adapt to a new era marked by multipolarity and a renewed focus on domestic capabilities.
The Kolkata Police has restricted the use of firecrackers on Kali Puja and Diwali for two hours on Monday.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty on Friday met PM Narendra Modi in New Delhi, when the Indian leader conveyed his warm congratulations to President Sisi for Egypt’s crucial role in the Gaza Peace Agreement and expressed hope that it would lead to lasting peace in the region.
Sri Lankan PM Harini Amarasuriya called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, when they discussed measures to strengthen cooperation in several areas, including education, technology, innovation, development cooperation and welfare of our fishermen.
The Karnataka Cabinet has approved the long-pending Peripheral Ring Road project, now renamed the Bengaluru Business Corridor, aimed at easing the city’s chronic traffic congestion.
New Delhi/IBNS: US singer Mary Milliben, who is fond of Narendra Modi, has trolled Congress MP Rahul Gandhi for calling the Prime Minister "frightened" of US President Donald Trump.
Gandhinagar/IBNS: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has got a new council of ministers as a major cabinet reshuffle took place on Friday.
A stalker slit the throat and killed a 20-year-old B. Pharma student in broad daylight close to railway tracks in Bengaluru, media reports said on Friday.
Gandhinagar/IBNS: Indian cricketer Ravindra Jadeja's wife Rivaba Jadeja has featured in the Gujarat council of ministers as Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel's team underwent a major reshuffle on Friday, media reports said.
Mumbai/IBNS: In a controversial remark, Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Gopichand Padalkar has appealed to all Hindu women to avoid gyms out of concern for their safety citing the unknown background of the trainers and other staff.
Bengaluru/IBNS: An engineering student has been allegedly raped by her college mate inside a men's washroom on the campus of a private institution in Bengaluru, media reports said.
At around midnight on Friday, unidentified terrorists fired on the Kakopathar Company location from a moving vehicle.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Harcharan Singh Bhullar, a senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer serving as Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Ropar Range (Punjab), in a major corruption case that has uncovered massive unexplained wealth.
The Supreme Court on Thursday said a clear set of guidelines and a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) is needed for the nationwide implementation of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
Actor Shilpa Shetty has withdrawn her interim plea seeking permission to travel abroad amid an ongoing ₹60-crore fraud investigation involving her and her husband, businessman Raj Kundra, the Bombay High Court was informed on Thursday, media reports said.
Gandhinagar/IBNS: All Gujarat ministers except Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel have resigned ahead of a major cabinet reshuffle, media reports said.
Patna: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and party president Mallikarjun Kharge personally intervened on Thursday to defuse the seat-sharing standoff with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), media reports said.
Shots were fired at comedian Kapil Sharma's Kap's Cafe in Canada's Surrey late Wednesday for the third time in the last four months, NDTV reported.
New Delhi/IBNS: India has categorically rejected US President Donald Trump's claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised him to stop buying oil from Russia, stating no telephonic conversation was held between the two global leaders.
New Delhi/IBNS: The father of late Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, who was flying the ill-fated AI 171, has approached the Supreme Court seeking a judicially monitored probe into the deadly crash that had left the country shellshocked earlier this year, media reports said.
Washington, DC: US President Donald Trump seems to think India gets a new prime minister every year.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the Telangana government's plea challenging the High Court order that had passed an interim stay on 42 percent of reservation for backward class in the local body elections, media reports said.
New Delhi: India’s consistent priority is to protect the interests of its people in an unstable energy scenario, and the country’s trade policy follows this objective, New Delhi has said in response to US President Donald Trump’s claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured him that India would stop procuring oil from Russia.
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has jibed Narendra Modi after US President Donald Trump claimed the Indian Prime Minister promised him to stop buying Russian oil.
New Delhi/IBNS: The current US administration is keen to deepen energy ties with New Delhi, said India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in response to President Donald Trump's claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised him to stop buying oil from its all-weather friend, Russia.
Washington DC/IBNS: US President Donald Trump has claimed India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured him to pause buying oil from Russia, agreeing to Washington's demand to corner Moscow in a bid to stop the Ukrainian war.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday released its third list of 18 candidates for the Bihar Assembly elections, bringing the total number of declared nominees to 101, the full quota of seats allotted to the party under the NDA seat-sharing arrangement.
India’s passport slipped five places to rank 85th in the 2025 Henley Passport Index, allowing visa-free access to 57 destinations, down from 59 last year.
A Congress MLA in Karnataka has sparked a major controversy after making sexist remarks about a woman forest officer during an official meeting.
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